FNUS71 KRNK 291924 FWSRNK SPOT FORECAST FOR WADE FIRE...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 324 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 EDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DISTURBANCE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME MOISTURE RETURNS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. SHOWER COVERAGE IS ISOLATED ACROSS GREENBRIER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS ARE ALSO SLOWLY MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. SHOWERS MAY LINGERING OVER AN AREA FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. DESPITE THE LONG DURATION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (0.01 IN).......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............76 58 47 40 34 29 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ISOLTD TEMP................68 63 60 57 55 54 RH..................70 86 98 96 91 93 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 1 W 1 W 1 N 2 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 2 N 1 W 1 W 1 N 1 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 CWR.................30 20 10 10 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CWR (0.01 IN).......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 21 18 15 15 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 55 63 69 74 76 RH..................100 97 75 61 54 51 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 N 3 NW 2 W 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2 N 2 NW 1 W 1 S 1 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...STONEFIELD REQUESTED BY...MIKE JOST TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110829.WADEF.02/RNK